Kinda hard to figure. The door on the Aerostar is by the pilot's seat.
The left prop is less than an arms length from the side of the fuselage.
Exiting over the pilot and through the prop arc is quite a feat!

Jay Honeck wrote:
Can this be true? How do you FALL OUT of an Aerostar during a "hard landing"???
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 70466 Make/Model: AEST Description: PA-60 AEROSTAR
Date: 10/04/2004 Time: 0006

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: AUSTIN State: TX Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT LANDED HARD AND PASSENGER FELL OUT, ACFT THEN HIT POWER LINE AND
TREES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND MINOR INJURIES ARE REPORTED. AUSTIN, TX
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Could he have tried to jump when he saw the trees coming?
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
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